Sentences with phrase «against a team in»

He's fantastic in the air and can score headers against any team in the league.»

Last season Arsenal came close to becoming the best defense in the entire league with good defensive stats, but this good news was smashed by the conceding 22 horrible goals against the teams in the top five, 20 of those on away games to those same top teams (Chelsea, City, Liverpool, and Everton).

But I know that he needs Koulibally, Carvalho and either Lemar or Mahrez to compete against the teams in the EPL.

Fantastic to see those three working together, but before people get their nickers in a twist, remember we were up against a team in shocking form, and a manager who's even admitted he's lost some of the dressing room.

Great performance and a much needed win — but remember, it was against a team in poor form, lacking in confidence and bottom of table.

We've played against every team in the league now and only one of our 5 losses did we feel that we got outplayed and did nt deserve to win.

We could go out there and buy ourselves a flat track bully who'd score 10 of his 20 goals against teams in the bottom four, and go missing against Chelsea and anyone else with a highly organised or physical back four.

We have a pretty athletic group and when we can go against a team in transition it opens everything up for us.

Over the last five seasons, the teams that have finished first and second (usually Manchester United and Chelsea, with a cameo in 2008/09 from Liverpool) have played 200 games against teams in the bottom half.

When you play against a team in the top six, the big details are up to you.

Pittsburgh will win and lose games based on turnovers and penalties, and if the Steelers commit 13 penalties for 125 yards like they did Sunday, they can lose against any team in the NFL.

I expect us to play for a win against those teams in the home games.

Great performance against a team in great form.

You have to turn up and perform against any team in England, otherwise you are in trouble.

all of our wins have been against teams in the bottom 6, anything above that we drew or lost.

We might be able to do that against the teams in the EPL, but not against one of the top three teams in Europe.

He called for solidarity and getting behind the team, and warned that turning against the team in the run - in with boos and protests during the game could have a negative impact.

LA Galaxy have won 13 of the 19 games in which he has either scored or provided an assist, and he's scored a league - best 12 goals against teams in the playoff spots.

3 3 - game home - and - home series against each team in own Division (3 * 3 * 2 * 3 = 54 games) 1 3 - game home - and - home series against each team in own League (1 * 3 * 2 * 12 = 72 games) 1 3 - game home - and - home series against each team in one division of other League (1 * 3 * 2 * 4 = 24 games) Total = 150 games

Four of those road games are against teams in the West playoff race; the other two are against the feisty Lakers and the moribund Kings (that's the season finale).

Four of the five road games are against teams in the chase or in the bracket, too.

Arsenal have got nine of our remaining 14 Premier League games against teams in the bottom half while the spuds have just seven.

3 3 - game home - and - home series against each team in own Division (3 * 3 * 2 * 3 = 54 games) 1 3 - game home - and - home series against each team in own League (1 * 3 * 2 * 12 = 72 games) 1 3 - game home - and - home series against each team in other League (1 * 3 * 2 * 4 = 24 games) Total = 150 games

I mean come on only 1 point out of 12 against teams in the top 10 in the league and people still defend him.

He wrote in his own report: «Following the award of a penalty kick against his team in approx. 92nd min, Mr Wenger left his technical area to confront me in disagreement at the decision.

Rather, what you should have eluded to is that «there is no room for defeat against ANY team in the EPL.»

The Thunder are 12 - 6 on the road this season, but 4 - 1 against teams in their division.

Home games against United and Arsenal lurk towards the end of the season — just in time for a heroic return from Kane, perhaps — but all of their remaining away games come against teams in the bottom half.

More good news for Arsenal is the fact that the Tigers also have a midweek game before they come to the Emirates for the 5th round of the FA cup and it is a massive game as well, against another team in the mix for promotion in Brighton.

Excellent, we win a stonking end to end game, and Chelsea only get a point against a team in the bottom 3.

But Johnsonis quick to point out that his system has already been ACC - tested: In his lastfour seasons at Annapolis, he went 4 — 3 against teams in the conference.

Surely they are going to be dangerous against any team in the world.

He's averaging 19 points per game against Houston, his highest total against any team in the league that he's played more than one game against, and he's leading a Spurs bench that is averaging 45.7 points per game against the Rockets in those three wins.

When you analyse last year, last season at home we did very well against the top five and we dropped points at home against teams in mid-table.

But young players like Miguel Almiron, Bruno Valdez, and Cecilio Dominguez represent a potentially bright future for the South American side, and it could be exciting to see how they play and perform in a match like this one against another team in transition like the USMNT.

He said: «I'm quite amazed at how people analyse (the cup final) it looks like we lost against a team in Division Five — we lost against a team that dominates English football at the moment.

Thr are only two legs against a team in one BPL season...... of what use is beating Chelski home and away if one cant beat teams away like stoke, soton, pool etc...... huh?

This team can score against any team in the world.

Nobody connected with Arsenal is going to get too carried away with our win in the Premier League this weekend, coming as it did against a team in AFC Bournemouth who we would expect to beat nine times out of ten anyway.

Only 3 games left in the entire season against teams in the Top 50 of the RPI so I'm not sure how much of the ground they lost can be made up.

ONE GAME against a team in shocking form, and suddenly Ozil's WC again!

Also, you have to factor in when players from lower divisions play in the F.A cup against teams in the premier league they play their hearts out and generally perform to their highest possible level so to put themselves in the shop window and have the chance to earn / play in the big league.

There is a tremendous strategic advantage to be able to line yourself up against teams in particular sports and that is what the winner of the Top 2 Hoops game can do.

Yeah and look how he is treating US FANS at the end of his career.He just doesn't care.This is an intelligent man.He knows he no longer has the ability to Manage a top level Football Club.His tired and outdated methods have left us trailing the very clubs we used to dominate.Wenger has left us 5 years behind these Clubs.The younger modern manager know how to get results.Even against each other.Wenger can't even get a result away from home against teams in the relegation area.These teams used to FEAR playing us.Now they look forward to it.They know we will be playing with the same old tactics with plenty of the ball that gets us nowhere.No spine to the side.No passion in the side.No confidence from the players in the Manager.He should have been replaced 7 years ago

You would certainly expect us to score against this team in Russia as well, so it is almost job done.

They have two Premier League fixtures left against teams in the proverbial «Big Four» — against Manchester United and Liverpool, both at the Emirates.

(Note: Each team will also play one home and one away game against each team in their division.)

I used to observe this whenever we came against teams in the big 4..

The only downfall of going with Dynamo Kiev here is the fact that Ukraine's domestic league takes a break for 3 months which works against teams in a sport like soccer, where cohesion and form play big roles.

After all 4 points out of 15 against teams in the top half of the divisional is woeful and needs to get better.